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Israeli health minister steps down over Sabbath railway work Israelʼs health minister, who is also head of an ultra-orthodox Jewish party, has resigned from his post in protest at rail work carried out on the Sabbath. PM Netanyahuʼs government, however, is not in immediate danger. Yaakov Litzman, a rabbi from the United Torah Judaism party, followed through with a resignation threat he made on Friday and stepped down from his ministerial position Sunday over rail work on the Jewish Sabbath. Litzman said he refused to remain in a government that allowed the "desecration" of the Sabbath with Saturdayʼs maintenance work on a public train line. Work on the Sabbath, which lasts from Friday evening until Saturday evening, is prohibited under Jewish law. Although no bus or train services are permitted in Jewish cities and towns on Saturdays, maintenance work is usually allowed by the government.
Egypt targets militants following Sinai attack The Egyptian military has carried out airstrikes and raids against militants reportedly linked to Fridayʼs Sinai attack that killed at least 305 people. President elSissi promised the attack would "not go unpunished." World leaders condemned Fridayʼs deadly assault on a Sinai mosque, as Egypt hit back with airstrikes on suspected Islamist targets. The United Nations also condemned the attack in "the strongest terms" and expressed its condolences for the victimsʼ families and the people of Egypt. Egypt received messages of solidarity and condolence from Israel, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Vatican. On Friday,militants set off bombs and opened fire on worshippersat a mosque in Sinai, killing at least 305 people and injuring some 109 others, according to state TV reports, citing prosecutors.
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Volcano erupts in Bali Rerouting flights to Indonesiaʼs resort island
Scientists look at Frederic Chopinʼs alcohol-pickled heart to determine death from TB The famous Polish composer has been dead for nearly 170 years. His body is in Paris, but his heart is in a glass jar encased in stone in Warsaw. Now scientists believe they can dispel doubts about the cause of his death. Perhaps Polandʼs most famous classical composer, Frederic Chopin put his heart into his compositions, many of which were based on Polish folk melodiesand helped give voice to the countryʼs blossoming nationalism in the early 19th century. But he also put his heart into what appears to be cognac — and now Polish scientists believe that they have been able to conclude from the pickled organ that Chopin died of tuberculosis (TB), countering a 10-year-old theory that his death at 39 was due to cystic fibrosis.
Mount Agung has erupted, spewing ash thousands of meters into the air and interrupting air traffic. But disaster management officials have stopped short of raising the alert level, saying tourism is "still safe." Mount Agung, anactive volcano on Indonesiaʼs resort island of Bali, erupted on Sunday, sending ash 3,000 meters (9,840 feet) above the crater, according to disaster management officials. Australian airline Jetstar announced that most of its flights on Sunday will continue operating as normal after it canceled nine flights the day before due to smoke spewing out of the mountain. However, other carriers continued to cancel and redirect flights away from the erupting volcano. "Our senior pilots, using information and forecasts from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, have assessed the latest conditions in Bali following the eruption of Mount Agung and deemed that conditions have improved and it is safe to fly," Jetstar said in a statement. Bali Recycling, a local company, posted a video of the erup-
tion on social media, urging the islandʼs residents and visitors to "be careful." Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesiaʼs National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), said that the volcano alert level remained one grade below the highest despite the eruption. "Tourism in Bali is still safe, except in the danger (zone) around Mount Agung," said NDMA in a statement, referring to an area of roughly 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) from the summit. In September, authorities raised the volcano alert to the highest level, promptingmore than 130,000 people to flee the areaamid fears of an imminent eruption. The volcanoʼs last major eruption happened in 1963 and left more 1,100 people dead. Indonesia straddles the Pacific Oceanʼs "Ring of Fire" and is home to more than 120 active volcanoes.
China: Deadly blast hits Ningbo port city, near Shanghai A major explosion in a Chinese port city south of Shanghai has killed at least two people and injured more than 30 others. Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the incident. The blast ripped through a factory site in the eastern harbor city of Ningbo early Sunday, filling the sky with gray smoke, Chinese state media reported. Local officials said at least two people died and more than 30 others were taken to hospital for treatment.
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